Hamstring bridge (Strength)
Hamstring bridge (Strength)
What you should feel?? When performed correctly, you will feel the muscles in the back of your leg, glutes and lower back working.
Instructions:
- Laying on your back with your knees bent
- Lift your buttocks off the floor as high as possible
- Squeeze your buttocks at the top and return back to the floor at a controlled pace
- Repeat until finished the set
Main muscles targeted:
- Hamstrings
- Glutes
Main benefits:
A hamstring bridge is a great way to strengthen the hamstrings without gym equipment. You will be strengthening two of the most important but often neglected muscles in the lower body. This exercise is a safe and controlled exercise that can lead to even more functional exercises down the track.